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29 August 2018

Police should have made further enquiries to trace 'dropped' 999 caller later found dead

A report has found that police failed to make diligent enquiries to trace a 72-year-old man who had made a 999 call for an ambulance before he was found dead in his home, at supported accommodation in Inverness, the following day. The Crown Office and Procurator Fisc...

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A report has found that police failed to make diligent enquiries to trace a 72-year-old man who had made a 999 call for an ambulance before he was found dead in his home, at supported accommodation in Inverness, the following day.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has submitted a report to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) into the police response to a report of concern about a 44-year-old man in Glasgow on 26 April 2017.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has submitted a report to the Crown Office into the circumstances leading up to the discovery of the body of a 49-year-old man at a flat in Glasgow on Monday 30 January 2017.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating how police responded to a report of concern in Glasgow about a 44-year-old man. George McLean was taken to hospital for treatment but later died.